Do the ball bearings in a Capresso Infinity grinder go on top of the springs or between them?

Capresso Infinity Repair

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Capresso Infinity Repair. The Capresso Infinity Model #565 is a conical burr grinder that is used to grind coffee beans varying across sixteen settings from ...

Using these methods, you may reassemble a Capresso 560 coffee grinder :-

1. Verify that the grinder is disconnected and touchably cool.
2. Reinstall the bottom burr component.
3. Replace the three metal balls and three springs under the burr.
4. Replace the bottom burr piece with a screw.
5. Change the T10 11.59mm screw.
6. Put the green wire back where it was.
7. Change the washer and metal retainer.
8. Put the hopper back where it belongs.
9. To check that the grinder is operating correctly, turn it on and ground some coffee beans.

Here are some extra pointers :-

• Take care not to misplace any of the tiny components. Before tightening the screws, make sure the grinder is correctly positioned.
• You can take the grinder to a trained technician if you don't feel comfortable reassembling it.

check to see if the grinder is jammed. Most likely, there was something that's gotten caught in it, and jammed the mechanism.

If using Beans; it is set to fine and due to static it sticks - OR you have a blockage..

If you are putting ground coffee into a grinder; the static will be a bigger issue and in addition there is no weight from the beans to press the grinds into the burrs. A bean grinder is not ment to grind beans that have already been ground.

Get a better grinder and do not buy supermarket beans.

Remove water container and empty beans. BE SURE UNIT IS UNPLUGGED.First, facing the unit, take out the three black torx screws from the bottom front. It makes removing the sides a little easier. Next, open the top lids, beans and water, and find the black pan screws in the top front and remove. Now, facing the rear of the maker, there are four screws disguised as buttons. Clamp on to the steel with a linesman pliers or you may need a side cutters. If using a side cutters, apply just enough pressure to grip and not cut. Remove screws counterclockwise. The top cover should lift up at this time. The side panels slide back to unhook from bottom and must be manipulated to release from front face. The side panel nearest bean grinder seems to remove a little easier than the water side. At this point, you may be able to clean bean grinder chute without further disassembly. If you need to service bean grinder, right side panel needs to be removed. Then remove the stainless torx screw holding on the bean cover to the grinding chamber. Adjust knob to full coarse setting. Next, find the two black torx screws inset in the bean container, probably have beans stuck above them. Remove bin. Do NOT remove the stainless torx screw on the top of grinder worm (on top of grinder blade)! From the side of unit, make note of clear and black wires on bottom of grinder motor so that wires will be put back on same terminals (can't remember if it was a dc motor). Remove wires. Make a mark on gear teeth of fine/coarse gear and gear ring of grinder to retain calibration. Now remove three stainless torx screws holding in grinder ***'y. Grinder ***'y should come out. Cleaning is easier at point. If you are to go further into the disassembly of the grinder, care should be taken because there are small springs and ball bearings in the ring gear and cutter.

Hi
If you only got the lower burr it won't work. They should be matching burrs.
If you don't do it right, you will damage the grinder. You need a #10 Torex bit.

Insert the bit into the screw in the middle of a very clean grinder. Turn clockwise to loosen. Once the screw is out, pull the burr out, but be careful. There are ball bearings and springs under the burr. Make sure that everything is clean before reassembly. There are 3 holes in the bottom of the grinder. The springs go into the holes first. Then the ball bearings set on top of the springs. Place the new lower burr on top of the springs. A washer and the corkscrew go in next. Insert the screw in and with the bit in place turn (with a little down force) clockwise until the screw drops into place, then turn counterclockwise. It should turn fairly easy. Once you start putting pressure on the springs, try to turn the corkscrew. There is a notch that it slips into in the bottom of the grinder. Once it locks into place keep turning the screw until you start to turn the burr. That should be tight enough. Now reassemble the top burr and adjust.

The ball bearing is a check valve. The ball should be in the input side of the water with the spring underneath.
input side ----->( O/////)-------> output side

Disassembly of the grinder is most likely due. There are springs and ball bearings in there so be careful not to lose any parts. I learned that the hard way. I can send a pictorial, written in German, but helpful. e-mail me at [email protected].
Mike

I did this, too. Tell your M-i-L not to feel bad--it's an easy mistake. A Torx T20 driver will remove the center screw. However, when you remove the rotating blade, 3 springs and 3 bearings will come flying out. I'm not sure what order they go in when you reassemble the grinder. I reassembled the unit, and ever since it has not been able to grind the coffee quite as fine as I would like. Have not been able to find any info, such as an exploded parts diagram, to tell me the proper assembly.